- Vehicles
- 238
- Built between
- Dec 2004 – Apr 2005
- Models
- 10
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 2004 and April 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2005-2006 Four Winds ChateauBuilt February 2005 to February 2005
- 2005 Four Winds Chateau CitationBuilt January 2005 to February 2005
- 2005-2006 Four Winds Chateau SportBuilt December 2004 to April 2005
- 2005 Four Winds DutchmenBuilt December 2004 to March 2005
- 2005 Four Winds Dutchmen DoradoBuilt December 2004 to February 2005
- 2005 Four Winds Dutchmen ExpressBuilt December 2004 to February 2005
- 2005-2006 Four Winds Four WindsBuilt December 2004 to March 2005
- 2005-2006 Four Winds Four Winds 5000Built December 2004 to March 2005
- 2005-2006 Four Winds Four Winds SiestaBuilt December 2004 to March 2005
- 2005 Four Winds FUN MoverBuilt December 2004 to March 2005
What the defect is
Certain motor homes built on ford E-450 chassis fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, 'tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars.' the tire pressure is incorrectly listed on the label for the rear tires.
What could happen
At the incorrectly stated pressure, the rear tires are unable to support the gross axle weight rating (gawr) for the rear axle.
What gets fixed
OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL BE MAILED SUPPLEMENTARY TIRE LABELS CONTAINING THE CORRECT REAR TIRE INFLATION INFORMATION.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 2004 to April 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 June 2005
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 10 June 2005.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673 or four winds at 1-574-266-1111.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 120
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.